B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
combinare
to combine, to arrange, to get up to, to cause (trouble)
Looks like
to combine
to join two things together
⚠️ The trap
Combining is correct, but Italian 'combinare' has strong colloquial meanings: 'cosa combini?' = 'what are you doing/up to?' (often implying mischief). 'Ne hai combinate delle belle' = 'you've really done it now / you've been up to no good'.
To say "to join two things together" in Italian:
combinare is correct for combining
"combinare" in English means:
to combine, to arrange, to get up to, to cause (trouble)
Example
"Cosa hai combinato mentre ero via?"
"What did you get up to while I was away?"
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